A 20-year-old youth died while his friend escaped with injuries after their bike was hit by a speeding unidentified at Chhola Mandir road under Shahjehanbad police station area late in the night on Sunday.
After a bike was hit two injured youths were rushed to a nearby hospital where one of them was declared dead. The deceased was identified as Nitin Panthi of Malikheda who was moving from Nadra bus stand towards Chola Mandir road.
Police said that at the time of the incident the road was deserted and no one spotted vehicle which hit the bike. The body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation. The CCTV footage of the nearby areas would be checked to establish the identity of the errant vehicle.
The condition of the escaped youth is critical and he is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Bike was hit when the deceased was on his way to home at around 10 in the night. The deceased used to work at a shop and after the closure of the shop he was returning home. Meanwhile, Hanumanganj police have booked a miscreant for attacking a van driver with a sharp edged weapon at Bafna Colony on Sunday.
The victim Ubez works as van driver and after parking his van in the night he was near his house when the accused Irfan Totla stopped him and asked for money which he refused and afterwhich Irfan attacked him with a sharp edged weapon.
Victim was rushed to hospital where he escaped with injuries. Police have registered a case against Irfan and started search.